Merryn Rutledge’s poems have appeared widely throughout the world in journals and anthologies. Her collection Sweet Juice and Ruby-Bitter Seed is available from Kelsay Books. Merryn enjoys teaching poetry craft, reviewing poetry books by women (Tupelo Quarterly, Pedestal, and elsewhere), singing, dancing, and working for social justice causes. Merryn holds two degrees in literature. Writing poems is a third vocation, after teaching literature, film studies, and creative writing at Phillips Exeter Academy, and then, with a doctorate in leadership, running a leadership development consulting firm. During that career phase, Merryn’s field research on leadership was published as books, chapters, and in peer reviewed journals. Merryn lives near Boston, MA.
